International Dark Sky Week is a global celebration that is dedicated to appreciate the night sky and raises awareness of the ...

The night sky and the Milky Way above Kitt Peak Observatory. Tucson is on the right, and Phoenix is on the left. The WIYN 0.9 meter telescope is close in the foreground. According to Jacelle Ramon ...

Lowell Observatory Director of Science Gerard van Belle in Arizona said astronomers know this event will unfold in the night sky soon(ish) because it has happened before and is so bright it can be ...

The variation of a full moon – known as a micromoon – will look slightly smaller and dimmer on Saturday night. But the change may be tricky to spot with the naked eye. A micromoon occurs when ...

Also known as the 'Paschal Moon,' April's full 'Pink Moon' will rise alongside Spica, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, on April 12.

On Fridays this month, the UW-Milwaukee planetarium's "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to cities near the equator for a different perspective on the night sky. While we’re certainly not ...

Want to stargaze without having to scour the night sky? That's where the best smart telescopes come in. These motorized scopes will automatically home in on stars, planets, nebulae and more.

Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system, the third brightest and closest star system ...

A RUSSIAN company has revealed a plot to turn the sky into the world's biggest advertisement ... laser-light billboards when they look up at night. The satellite is a prototype, but Avant is ...

With the Moon below the horizon until 3:00 GMT during peak activity, conditions are ideal for witnessing these shooting stars against a dark sky. The Aquariids also make their appearance starting ...

In 2025, the moon will pass very close to the Pleiades on every orbit, giving astrophotographers plenty of practice getting a shot of the two objects together in the night sky. Tonight is one of the ...

Smoke rises from the smoldering remains of a fire at Yoder Grain on Friday, Marchy 28, 2025 The fire started around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night. Several fire crews responded to the scene.